Christieworld

New Jersey governor Chris Christie looked like the G.O.P.’s brightest presidential prospect on September 9, 2013, when the orange safety cones on the George Washington Bridge were mysteriously re-arranged, closing several toll lanes. The massive, four-day traffic nightmare that resulted may end up scuppering Christie’s 2016 chances. Bryan Burrough investigates one of the craziest political scandals in recent history.

Read More

Slide 1 of 8

Read moreRead less

1/7

|

STALLED AGENDA

The closed George Washington Bridge toll lanes, in Fort Lee, as seen from Bruce Reynolds Boulevard, on September 12, 2013.